Monday, 13 August 2012

Tom Grant designed and built his 3/4 scale Albatros D V replica from his own plans over about 14 years, which included a building time of around three and a half years. The fuselage was built up from white pine carvel planking ( a boat building technique), with a lightweight fibreglass finish. The wings are of standard spruce spars and ribs with fabric covering. The engine is a 4 cylinder Toyota 480E from a Corolla..

ZK-DVR (c/n TG01) was registered to Tom Grant of Dunedin on 8/11/07. Tom says that it flies just like it is supposed to, and he has flown around 50 hours in it to date. I think that Tom has captured the lines of the Albatros D V really well.